S1 - Episode 011 – The Fine Art of Social Engineering

In this exciting episode, we cover the very fascinating topic of "Social Engineering" aka: Human Hacking! Anyone that lives in Cybersecurity knows that the weakest link in any company's cyber defenses is sitting between the keyboard and the chair. Tonight, we talk all about how malicious actors try to take full advantage of that weakness and exploit it to steal your company or your personal data.

Join us as Jason and Kevin converse with a special guest Ragnhild "Bridget" Sageng on all facets of this controversial topic.

Bridget has several years of experience in the IT industry, working with IT-support before transcending into a career within pentesting. Today, she works as an ethical hacker at Orange Cyberdefense in Norway.

Prior to her IT career, "Bridget" educated herself in the field of human psychology and healthcare due to her interest in understanding the human mind. She has always had an interest in cybersecurity and completed her bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity recently at Noroff University College.

Due to her interest in both the human mind and IT security, "Bridget" specializes in social engineering and Open-source investigation (OSINT). In 2020, she won an international social engineering CTF hosted by Temple University. In 2021, "Bridget" became a Certified Social Engineering Pentest Professional (SEPP) and has since dedicated her focus toward social engineering pentesting. Her hands-on experience with social engineering pentesting has prompted her to further research the topics of ethically handling people affected by the tests.

It's important to mention that no Princes were harmed during the making of this episode.

CITATIONS:

Bridget's DEFCON30 talk "The Aftermath of a Social Engineering Pentest. - Are we Being Ethically Responsible?"

https://www.se.community/presentations/#sageng

Pentest Your Users with the help of a Company Like Orange Cyberdefense:

https://www.orangecyberdefense.com/

Temple University CTF Contest Links:

https://sites.temple.edu/collegiatesectf/

Interested in Learning Social Engineering and Getting Certified?

Social-Engineer Training Website:

https://www.social-engineer.com/

Black Hat & DEFCON Official Websites:

https://www.blackhat.com/

https://defcon.org/